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Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.

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Dan Brown
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 22
Author
Journalist
Musician
Novelist
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Teacher
Writer
Exeter
New Hampshire
Daniel Gerhard Brown
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